Recording interactions

• US 20090092954A1
• Filed: 02/20/2008
• Published: 04/09/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Richard Ralph Crook
• Original Assignee: Richard Ralph Crook
• Inventors: Crook, Richard Ralph
• Application Number:
  US12/070,621
• Publication Number:
  US 20090092954A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/238
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/20 Education
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42203 sound input device, e.g. microphone
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4334 Recording operations recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/147 Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/173 with two-way working, e.g. subscriber sending a programme selection signal

Abstract

The recording of an interaction between an authorised host and at least one subject, for use in reinforcing good behaviour of the subject, is disclosed. A counsellor is hosted at a central station and subjects are received at one or more counselling stations. The central station and the subject receiving stations are connected by a network. An interaction between a subject and an authorised host is recorded and the authorised host adds related textural data to a relational database.

Claims

1. Apparatus for recording interactions between an authorised host and each of a plurality of subjects, for use in reinforcing good behaviour of the subject, comprising:

a central station for hosting said authorised host;

a plurality of interview stations for receiving subjects;

a network for connecting the central station to the interview stations; and

a database for recording details of interactions between the authorised host and received subjects, wherein;

each of said interview stations comprises a substantially enclosed pod-like structure for receiving a subject and devices for establishing an audio and video connection to the central station via the network; and

the central station includes devices for maintaining an audio and video connection with an interview station to maintain an audio and video interaction between the authorised host and a received subject, audio and video recording equipment for recording interactions, and an input device for receiving textural input from the authorised host thereby allowing the authorised host to populate appropriate fields of the database.

2. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of central stations is connected to the network.

3. Apparatus according to claim 2, wherein an interaction is initiated by a subject and a central station is allocated to the initiating subject.

4. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the database includes details of recorded audio and video so as to relate said audio and video to data entries.

5. Apparatus according to claim 1, including a medium recording device at the central station and/or at the interview stations for recording the interaction onto a physical data carrier.

6. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the database includes details of an authorised recipient of a recorded interaction for a particular subject and details of a preferred mode of communication of the recorded interaction to the authorised recipient.

7. A method of recording interactions between an authorised host and each of a plurality of subjects, for use in reinforcing good behaviour of the subject, comprising the steps of:

hosting an authorised host at a central station;

receiving a subject at a subject receiving station; and

connecting the central station to the subject receiving station by a network, wherein

an interaction between a subject and the authorised host is recorded; and

the authorised host adds related textural data to a relational database.

8. A method according to claim 7, wherein the interaction takes place in an educational environment.

9. A method according to claim 8, wherein a plurality of educational establishments each have access to a respective subject receiving station and each of said subject receiving stations communicates with the central station over said network.

10. A method according to claim 7, wherein the authorised host provides positive feedback or praise to an interacting subject.

11. A method according to claim 7, wherein a recording of the interaction is distributed to an authorised recipient.

12. A method according to claim 8, wherein said authorised host is a counsellor, a teacher, a pupil, a mentor, an external Fig. of authority.

13. A method according to claim 7, wherein said subject receiving station is substantially pod-like.

14. An interview station comprising:

apparatus for maintaining an audio and video connection to a central station hosted by an authorised host; and

an enclosure for enclosing said apparatus and a subject positioned so as to interact with said apparatus.

15. A station according to claim 14, wherein said enclosure is substantially pod-like.

16. A station according to claim 14, including apparatus conFig.d to allow a received subject to record positive feedback or praise for an intended recipient.

17. A station according to claim 16, wherein said intended recipient is said received subject.

18. A system responsive to executable instructions conFig.d to:

maintain an audio and video link to at least one remote station;

record an audio and video interaction between a local authorised host and a remote subject; and

facilitate the populating of a database in response to input data generated by said local authorised host.

19. A system according to claim 18, including distribution apparatus for distributing recorded interaction data.

20. A system according to claim 19, wherein said database allows different interactions with said remote subject to be collated to provide a series of interactions.